23-06-2020 21:44 via news.yahoo.com

Top Los Angeles city official arrested on racketeering charges

A Los Angeles city councilman was arrested on racketeering charges on Tuesday, with prosecutors saying he ran his office as a "money-making criminal enterprise," taking bribes from Chinese real estate developers and others in exchange for political influence.Jose Huizar, 51, a Democrat whose district includes downtown Los Angeles, was taken into custody without incident at his home in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, federal prosecutors said."Councilman Huizar violated the public trust to a stagg
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